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Eski-Kermen
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Eski-Kermen

Ancient city

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
500
Population
—
Coordinates
44.610, 33.741
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Why it was abandoned

🏛️ Ancient ruins

Detected automatically from the text: средневековый пещерный город-крепость VI—XIII веков в Крыму

History

Eski-Kermen or Eski Kermen was a cave town and fortress in the Crimea in the south of Ukraine. Founded by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century to defend against the Göktürks, it was conquered by the Khazars in the 7th or 8th century.

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